Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'charge' occurs 121 times in the standard works.

40 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'charge' in the standard works and contain 33.1% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 18 minutes to read the entire list.

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Num. 18:3-8 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Chr. 23:32 (3 in 1 verse)

Num. 3:7-8 (3 in 2 verses)

Num. 3:36-38 (3 in 3 verses)


Ezek. 44:14-16 (3 in 3 verses)

 44:14 But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.

 44:15 But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord God:

 44:16 They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.




Num. 8:26 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 44:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Num. 3:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 4:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Num. 4:31-32 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Chr. 9:27-28 (2 in 2 verses)

Song. 5:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 40:45-46 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 1:15-16 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 121:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

JS-H 1:59-60 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 84 58 142
Gen. 2 4 6
Ex. 2 2 4
Lev. 1 0 1
Num. 32 14 46
Deut. 5 3 8
Josh. 1 2 3
Ruth 0 1 1
1 Sam. 0 2 2
2 Sam. 2 4 6
1 Kgs. 3 4 7
2 Kgs. 1 2 3
1 Chr. 6 2 8
2 Chr. 2 6 8
Ezra 0 3 3
Neh. 2 2 4
Esth. 2 2 4
Job 1 2 3
Ps. 2 0 2
Eccl. 0 1 1
Song. 5 0 5
Isa. 1 0 1
Jer. 3 2 5
Ezek. 10 0 10
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 18 30 48
BM 10 1 11
DC 7 2 9
PGP 2 1 3
TOTAL 121 92 213

Ezek. 9:1
He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.

Ezek. 40:45
And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.

Ezek. 40:46
And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the Lord to minister unto him.

Ezek. 44:8
And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.

Ezek. 44:11
Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.

Ezek. 44:14
But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.

Ezek. 44:15
But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord God:

Ezek. 44:16
They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.

Ezek. 48:11
It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.